M Club Announces Six Honorees To Be Inducted To Hall Of Fame
2/8/2002 7:00:00 AM | Terrapin Athletics
Feb. 8, 2002
College Park, Md. - The M Club has announced the 2002 inductees to the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame, including two former coaches and four former student-athletes. The inductees will be honored at the M Club Sports Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet, which will be held on Friday, May 3 at the Inn & Conference Center and will begin at 5:45 p.m. In addition to the Hall of Fame inductees, outstanding student athletes, teams and coaches will be recognized. Barry Gossett and Roger Staubach are this year's Distinguished Citizens and will receive the M Club's Award of Excellence.
"This year's Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony promises to be one of the best ever," states Maryland Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow. "The event provides our fans the opportunity to honor those coaches and athletes who have excelled on behalf of Maryland."
Tickets are available by calling the M Club at 301-314-7020.
2002 M Club Inductees
Charles G. "Lefty" Driesell (Men's Basketball Coach, 1970-86)
? In 17 years at Maryland, he posted an overall record of 345-159 and a conference record of 122-100
? Responsible for bringing big-time basketball to the Washington area and capacity crowds to Cole Field House
? Averaged 20.5 wins per year and never had a losing season
? In 17 years, he had eight teams ranked in the top 13 and five in the top 10, the 1974 team finished the season with a No. 4 ranking in the AP poll, the highest ranking in the program's history, and No. 4 in the coaches' poll, matched only by the 2001 Terps
? Won the NIT title once, the ACC Tournament once and the ACC regular season title twice
? In the post-season, his teams appeared in eight NCAA tournaments and reached the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 twice
? A two-time ACC Coach of the Year selection
Dick Edell (Men's Lacrosse Coach, 1984-2001)
? Coached 29 seasons and compiled a record of 282-123,
? In 18 seasons at Maryland, posted a record of 171-76 and a 69.2 percent winning percentage
? Ranks No. 1 in wins by ACC coaches and No. 5 in wins by active coaches, No. 2 in NCAA tournament appearances (17)
? At Maryland his teams competed in 13 NCAA tournaments and won three ACC titles
? His teams reached the Final Four three times and the Elite 8 five times
? Named National Coach of the Year in 1978 and 1995
? Received ACC Coach of the Year honors in 1989, 1992, 1998
Gene Hiser (Baseball, 1971)
? A first team consensus All-American outfielder in 1970 by both the American Baseball Coaches Association and The Sporting News
? Named to the All-ACC first team his junior and senior seasons (1969 and 1970)
? MVP of the 1970 team that won the ACC championship, was ranked No. 16 nationally and played in the NCAA Tournament
? Received the Bosey Berger Award his senior year, which was given to the senior who had been the most outstanding player
? Ranks in a tie for eighth in the Maryland record book for slugging percentage (.551)
? Played professionally for the Chicago Cubs for five seasons (1971-75)
Albert King (Men's Basketball, 1981)
? An All-American selection in 1980 and 1981
? Named to the All-ACC first team in 1980 and 1981
? ACC Player of the Year in 1980
? An All-ACC tournament first team selection twice
? Named team MVP in 1980, co-MVP in 1981
? Ranks as Maryland's all-time No. 2 scorer with 2,058 points
? Career scoring average of 17.4 ppg ranks No. 5 in Maryland history
? Averaged double-figure scoring each of his four years, one of a select group of players to accomplish that feat
? In the 1981 NBA draft, was the No. 10 selection in the first round by the New Jersey Nets
? Played professionally for nine years in the NBA and ranks as the sixth-leading scorer in Nets history
Ed Modzelewski (Football, 1951)
? Second team All-American at fullback in 1951 (AP/UPI) and an honorable mention All-American in 1950
? A first team All-Southern selection in 1951
? Scored 22 career touchdowns and 132 points (a Terp record until 1974)
? Named the MVP in the Terps' 28-13 win over No. 1 Tennessee in the 1952 Sugar Bowl, with a 153-yard rushing effort and one touchdown
? The 1951 season marked the Terps' only undefeated season (10-0)
? A first-round selection in the 1952 NFL draft by Pittsburgh
? Played for the Steelers in 1952 and with the Cleveland Browns (1955-59).
Jasmina Perazic (Women's Basketball, 1983)
? Named a Kodak All-American in 1983, the first All-American honor in women's basketball for the Terps
? Co-MVP of the 1983 ACC Tournament, also a two-time All-ACC tournament first-team selection
? Was named to the 1982 NCAA All-West Region team
? Ranks No. 8 at Maryland in scoring with 1,396 points
? Played on three ACC Championship teams and on teams ranked No. 3, No. 6 and No. 8
? Member of teams that reached the Final Four once, and Elite 8 and Sweet 16 twice
? A member of Yugoslavia's 1984 Olympic team
? Played professionally for the New York Liberty for two years
? Her number, 4, has been retired, one of only three players to receive such an honor
